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we now turn to a big story out of beijing. the chinese smartphone maker is releasing a tablet in china where the company escalate competition with apple and samsung. inchew fat will have a 7.9 screen like apple's ipad mini and will use google android software. the china correspondent stephen engle joins us now from beijing. i know the ceo always gets a rockstar welcome, like steve jobs got at apple conferences. what was the reaction in the room when he came on days and unveiled this? the morning. you can imagine the kind of reception he got. it is funny to call this a classic event for a company that is only watch oh years old. -- the faithful were there in full force as usual. packing the convention center hall the on capacity, heering every product launch made, a new hdtv, a new router, and the big five is a new meet had. the tablet takes on apple pricely at about half the there you mentioned steve jobs. he hates to be compared to steve jobs, but he is clearly taking a page from apple in leveraging its growing phone user bas
we now turn to a big story out of beijing. the chinese smartphone maker is releasing a tablet in china where the company escalate competition with apple and samsung. inchew fat will have a 7.9 screen like apple's ipad mini and will use google android software. the china correspondent stephen engle joins us now from beijing. i know the ceo always gets a rockstar welcome, like steve jobs got at apple conferences. what was the reaction in the room when he came on days and unveiled this? the...
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the anger has been fueled by beijing's decision in disputed area of the south china sea. in the past week there have been reports of chinese, vietnamese ship in the area ramming each other and using water canons. >> we have determined to fulfill our duty which is to protect the sovereignty of vietnam's economic zones and prevent the violation of an outside force especially chinese forces. >> the placement of the oil rig is just one of many recent attempts by china to push its claim on the south china sea and looking for richer fisher grounds and oil and gas reserves. but vietnam claim parts of the area, too. police said 400 people have been arrested since the protest began. china's foreign ministry said it's shocked by the arching against its nationals and urge vietnamese government to protect them. >> manila released these military surveillance photographs showing chinese land reclamation on one of the south china seas. >>> south korea has charged four crew members of the capsized ferry with manslaughter. the accident last month killed more than 300 people, most of whom
the anger has been fueled by beijing's decision in disputed area of the south china sea. in the past week there have been reports of chinese, vietnamese ship in the area ramming each other and using water canons. >> we have determined to fulfill our duty which is to protect the sovereignty of vietnam's economic zones and prevent the violation of an outside force especially chinese forces. >> the placement of the oil rig is just one of many recent attempts by china to push its claim...
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we have the view from beijing. then there's the philippines has just released surveillance pictures it says show china secretly reclaiming a reef claimed by manila. first, let's go to vietnam. people there have been burning and looting factories they believe to be chinese-owned. >> days of protest in ho chi minh city, buildings scorched and chinese nationals targeted. in the past 24 hours, violence has peaked, leaving more than 20 dead. some were vietnamese, but the majority believed to be chinese. it's a rare outbreak of public disorder in a tightly controlled country. >> in recent days, the beatings, loot i go and arson that were targeted at chinese companies and personnel are directly related to vietnam's indulgence of anti chinese forces within its territory. we urge the vietnamese government to ernest live take responsibility, conduct a thorough investigation and compensate our losses. >> hundreds of chinese reported to have been escaping the violence through border posts. so many nationals have been mistakenl
we have the view from beijing. then there's the philippines has just released surveillance pictures it says show china secretly reclaiming a reef claimed by manila. first, let's go to vietnam. people there have been burning and looting factories they believe to be chinese-owned. >> days of protest in ho chi minh city, buildings scorched and chinese nationals targeted. in the past 24 hours, violence has peaked, leaving more than 20 dead. some were vietnamese, but the majority believed to...
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outurn out to a big story of beijing. chinese smartphone maker xiaomi is releasing a tablet next month as it escalates its competition with apple and samsung. it will have a seven-inch screen like apple's ipad mini and will use google's android software. i know the ceo of xiaomi always gets a rockstar welcome, sort of like steve jobs got at apple conferences. what was the reaction in the room when he came on stage and unveiled this? >> good morning to you. you can imagine the kind of reception he got. it's kind of odd to call this a classic xiaomi event for a company that is only four years old, but it was. beijing hall was packed , filled withty cheers for every new product new tv, a new router, and the big product was mi pad. he hates to be compared to steve jobs, but you know what? xiaomi is clearly taking a page from apple in leveraging its growing own user base to sell tablets. already, it sells more phones in china than apple. it has risen to number three, apple is number four. i caught up to the man who is in charg
outurn out to a big story of beijing. chinese smartphone maker xiaomi is releasing a tablet next month as it escalates its competition with apple and samsung. it will have a seven-inch screen like apple's ipad mini and will use google's android software. i know the ceo of xiaomi always gets a rockstar welcome, sort of like steve jobs got at apple conferences. what was the reaction in the room when he came on stage and unveiled this? >> good morning to you. you can imagine the kind of...
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they were afraid if they came out they'd be beaten. >> the anger has been fuelled by beijing's disoigs deploy an -- decision to delay an oil reg in a disputed area of the south china sea. there has been reports of chinese ships and taiwanese vessels running into each other. it's an attempt by china to push its claim on the south china see and the sprattly islands, looking for richer fishing grounds and a their in the oil and gas reserves. aside from vietnam, others claim parts of the area. police said on wednesday that more than 400 people have been arrested since the protest began. china's foreign ministry issued warnings to citizens, urging vietnam's government to help protect them. >>> anti-government protesters in the thai capital bangkok forced the acting prime minister to abandon a meeting with the election commission. they were trying to finalise a day for fresh elections. a court ruling removed yingluck shinawatra from office last week. the protesters want her parties entering government as a whole to quit. earlier unidentified gunmen killed three anti-government protesters in
they were afraid if they came out they'd be beaten. >> the anger has been fuelled by beijing's disoigs deploy an -- decision to delay an oil reg in a disputed area of the south china sea. there has been reports of chinese ships and taiwanese vessels running into each other. it's an attempt by china to push its claim on the south china see and the sprattly islands, looking for richer fishing grounds and a their in the oil and gas reserves. aside from vietnam, others claim parts of the...
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. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> a group of armed vigilantes is trading machine gun fire with members of the knights templar cartel until early this year, the town of nueva italia in mexico's western state of michoacan was under the control of the cartel but after more than a decade of fear, something changed these men armed themselves, and town-by-town, they began to drive the cartel out. they call themselves autodefensas, or self-defense forces. their leaders claim that 20,000 have joined the armed movement. their advance has been welcomed by many, but it's also plunged this state into a new kind of lawlessness. >> we've just arrived to michoacán and we've heard that four heads have been discovered on the steps leading to this church here in this small town of zacan. >> it's a gruesome warning from the templars, as the autodefensas approach this town from the south the bodies were taken away by authorities before we arrived. but peopl
. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> a group of armed vigilantes is trading machine gun fire with members of the knights templar cartel until early this year, the town of nueva italia in mexico's western state of michoacan was under the control of the cartel but after more than a decade of fear, something changed these men armed themselves, and...
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the unrest started before beijing deployed an oil rig in disputed territory in the south china sea. erica wood explains. >> reporter: days of protests outside factories in ho chi minh city, buildings torched, chinese nationals targeted. in the past 24 hours violence peaked, leaving more than 20 dead. some were vietnamese, the majority believed to be chinese. it's a rare outbreak of public disorder in a tightly controlled company. many of those targeted and companies were not chinese. japan's government expressed concern for its nationals and businesses. this taiwanese man fled vietnam for fear of his life. >> translation: all i can say is i never felt to scared in my luf. last night i didn't sleep all night. i have a lot of friends that couldn't scep. they didn't dare to come out. they were afraid if they came out they'd be beaten. >> the anger has been fuelled by beijing's decision to deploy an oil rig in a disputed area of the south china sea. there has been reports of chinese and taiwanese ships and vessels running into each other and using water canons. >> we are determined to f
the unrest started before beijing deployed an oil rig in disputed territory in the south china sea. erica wood explains. >> reporter: days of protests outside factories in ho chi minh city, buildings torched, chinese nationals targeted. in the past 24 hours violence peaked, leaving more than 20 dead. some were vietnamese, the majority believed to be chinese. it's a rare outbreak of public disorder in a tightly controlled company. many of those targeted and companies were not chinese....
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y ya se estrenÓ la cinta de x-men en nueva york, londres, y ahora en beijing y moscÚ, por la alfombra roja desfilÓ gran parte de su elenco, incluido jackman a quien le acaban de remover una parte cancerosa en su piel. angeline jolie apareciÓ de nuevo con manchas blancas en su cuerpo, en su cara. visitenos en la pÁgina web para ver mÁs noticias del mundo del entretenimiento, vuelvo conocer a los estudios y regreso mÁs adelante con las condiciones del tiempo. >> gracias. al parecer beyoncÉ quiere mantener la fiesta en paz con su hermana solenge, publicÓ fotos donde se ven felices juntas, solenge, por su parte borrÓ de su pÁgina todas las fotos con su hermana beyoncÉ. aunque sigue siendo un misterio el motivo por el cual jay z fue golpeado por su cuÑada, el pleito familiar no se pudo ocultar. bueno, todo un Éxito fue concierto privado que presentÓ ricardo arjona exclusivamente para los miembros de la plataforma digital "mundo arjona", disfrutaron estar de cerca a Él y de su mÚsica, en un encuentro que para muchos fue inolvidable, y para aquellos que quieren saber, el prÓx
y ya se estrenÓ la cinta de x-men en nueva york, londres, y ahora en beijing y moscÚ, por la alfombra roja desfilÓ gran parte de su elenco, incluido jackman a quien le acaban de remover una parte cancerosa en su piel. angeline jolie apareciÓ de nuevo con manchas blancas en su cuerpo, en su cara. visitenos en la pÁgina web para ver mÁs noticias del mundo del entretenimiento, vuelvo conocer a los estudios y regreso mÁs adelante con las condiciones del tiempo. >> gracias. al parecer...
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beijing summoned the vietnamese ambassador and demanded protection for chinese interests and citizens. the bone of contention is the rig's location in the south china sea, near the disputed islands over which the two countries have contesting claims. on monday, chinese and vietnamese ships exchanged water cannon fire. >> it is hard to deny that vietnam is the provoker. we urge vietnam to stop all provocative action, come to their senses, and stop all acts intended to create disturbances. >> tensions have spilled over. local media reported 19,000 workers took part. this taiwanese businessmen said he barely escaped the country -- businessman said he barely escaped the country by disguising himself as a vietnamese worker. >> i never felt so scared in my life. i still have lots of friends who could not escape to the airport. they did not dare come out because if they did, they would be beaten. public unrest is rare in the country. some say it could pose a risk to the economy and political stability. threats include other causes like social discontent and workers -- greater workers' rights
beijing summoned the vietnamese ambassador and demanded protection for chinese interests and citizens. the bone of contention is the rig's location in the south china sea, near the disputed islands over which the two countries have contesting claims. on monday, chinese and vietnamese ships exchanged water cannon fire. >> it is hard to deny that vietnam is the provoker. we urge vietnam to stop all provocative action, come to their senses, and stop all acts intended to create disturbances....
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. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> a group of armed vigilantes is trading machine gun fire with members of the knights templar cartel until early this year, the town of nueva italia in mexico's western state of michoacan was under the control of the cartel but after more than a decade of fear, something changed these men armed themselves, and town-by-town, they began to drive the cartel
. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> a group of armed vigilantes is trading machine gun fire with members of the knights templar cartel until early this year, the town of nueva italia in mexico's western state of michoacan was under the control of the cartel but after more than a decade of fear, something changed these men armed themselves, and...
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notice we are seeing the nice springlike temperatures as we look at tokyo, seoul and also into beijing. definitely if you have any outdoor plans this weekend looks like it will cooperate. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's a look at your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for me today. gene otani will be here at the top of the hour with more updates. thank you for watching. a7gucéÑ >> police in turkey fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of protesters angry over that deadly mine explosion. the death toll is now at 282 and time is running out for dozens of miners still underground. say at least 20 people are killed in vietnam as a mob of angry protesters storm a steel mill in the south. that's the first deadly violence in a series of protests against china, prompted by its oil rig set up in disputed asian waters. and the cannes film festival kicks off with b
notice we are seeing the nice springlike temperatures as we look at tokyo, seoul and also into beijing. definitely if you have any outdoor plans this weekend looks like it will cooperate. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's a look at your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for me today. gene otani will be here at the top of the hour with more updates. thank you for watching. a7gucéÑ >> police in turkey fired tear gas and water cannons at thousands of protesters...
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the protest bang after china placed an oil rig in waters claimed by both beijing and hanoi. >>> he was meeting the election commission to fix a date for new polls. the disruption came hours after anti-government protesters killed three. >>> california's governor declared a state of emergency in san diego area where nine wildfireses are currently burning in the town of carlsbad. several homes and businesses have been affected. thousands of residents have been evacuated. the local amusement park is closed due to power outages in the area where a golf club and taylor-made offices are also closed. >>> still to come, not so fast food as workers stage strikes in the u.s. and cities across the globe. is it time they got your -- they got a wage hike? we get your reaction after this. as we do that, into the break, just a reminder, we're weighted to the downside for european equities, flat to lower. [ female announcer ] there's a gap out there. that's keeping you from the healthcare you deserve. at humana, we believe if healthcare changes, if it becomes simpler... if frustration and paperwork de
the protest bang after china placed an oil rig in waters claimed by both beijing and hanoi. >>> he was meeting the election commission to fix a date for new polls. the disruption came hours after anti-government protesters killed three. >>> california's governor declared a state of emergency in san diego area where nine wildfireses are currently burning in the town of carlsbad. several homes and businesses have been affected. thousands of residents have been evacuated. the...
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"bloomberg west" will have complete coverage of the news event in beijing, right here on "bloomberg west." it is the airbnb for retailers. a company helping digital sellers bring their business to brick-and-mortar stores, next. ♪ >> we turned back to our "wiring the world series." this week, how technology is changing the future of retail. ebay and etsy have allowed small sellers to gain customers. now a company is helping to make the jump to brick-and-mortar. storefront connects sellers with retail spaces for rent. they offer booths at street fairs, spaces in boutiques, open storefronts in malls. the storefront ceo joins me now. >> pleasure to be here. >> is called the airbnb of retail. how does it work? >> we work with retailers looking for short-term he from a boutique to a vacant space on main street. in a matter of minutes, you can put in a request through our platform and set up your store in a matter of days. >> tell me who is using it. one of your customers is kanye west. >> we had a lot of great brands and designers use our platform. kanye west has been a huge fan of our platf
"bloomberg west" will have complete coverage of the news event in beijing, right here on "bloomberg west." it is the airbnb for retailers. a company helping digital sellers bring their business to brick-and-mortar stores, next. ♪ >> we turned back to our "wiring the world series." this week, how technology is changing the future of retail. ebay and etsy have allowed small sellers to gain customers. now a company is helping to make the jump to...
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. >>> a chinese worker has been killed during another day of rioting in vietnam over beijing deployment. 90 were injured. >>> the captain and three senior crew members of a ferry that sank off south korea last month are charged with manslaughter. they're accused of abandoning ship telling the passengers to stay on board. 11 other crew members will also face charges of negligence. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, we'll take you on a tour of the national september 11th memorial museum. stay with us. good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. two full servings of vegetables hey, razor. check this out. listen up, thunder dragons, it's time to get a hotel. we can save big on killer hotels with priceline express deals. somewhere with a fitness center? hey you know what man, these guys aint no dragons. they're cool. these deals are legit. yeah, we're cool. she's cool. we're cool. i'm cool. hey, isn't that razor's old lady?
. >>> a chinese worker has been killed during another day of rioting in vietnam over beijing deployment. 90 were injured. >>> the captain and three senior crew members of a ferry that sank off south korea last month are charged with manslaughter. they're accused of abandoning ship telling the passengers to stay on board. 11 other crew members will also face charges of negligence. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, we'll take you on a tour of the national september...
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. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. ♪ >> president obama this week tried to ratchet up the pressure on house republicans to pass an immigration reform bill. he said they have a window of two or three months before the midterm elections make it unrealistic. the senate has passed a bill. the president isn't the only one applying pressure on house republicans. tom donohue spoke out this week and had this stern message for the g.o.p. >> we're absolutely crazy if we don't take advantage of having passed an immigration bill out of the senate. if the republicans don't do it. they shouldn't bother running as candidates in 2016. >> a new report found that companies in both the united states and mexico would benefit significantly from establishing a frictionless border. richard joins us now. richard welcome to the program. what is a frictionless border? >> well, we have created a border that is filled with friction. i live part-time in toronto. bossin
. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. ♪ >> president obama this week tried to ratchet up the pressure on house republicans to pass an immigration reform bill. he said they have a window of two or three months before the midterm elections make it unrealistic. the senate has passed a bill. the president isn't the only one applying pressure on house...
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problems in its own backyard, but all of that seems to be overshadowed by the relationship between beijing and washington. national security correspondent janice griffin fills us in from the pentagon tonight. >> reporter: a 19-gun salute for china's top military general at the pentagon today, groted with full military honors just days after he toured the "uss ronald reagan" and other vessels as part of a five-day visit to the united states. the general was given the red carpet treatment as tensions between the chinese military and its neighbors hit a boiling point. mobs in vietnam burned foreign owned factories as part of growing protests over china's decision to place an oil rig in disputed southeast asia waters vietnam claims as its own. a dispute reminiscent of china's aggression dispute over the sin kaku islands. general martin dempsey host the chinese general. >> we spoke about the fact that the use of military assets to resolve disputes is provocative and does increase risk. >> reporter: defense secretary chuck hagel visited china last month and was given a tour of china's only aircr
problems in its own backyard, but all of that seems to be overshadowed by the relationship between beijing and washington. national security correspondent janice griffin fills us in from the pentagon tonight. >> reporter: a 19-gun salute for china's top military general at the pentagon today, groted with full military honors just days after he toured the "uss ronald reagan" and other vessels as part of a five-day visit to the united states. the general was given the red carpet...
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the announcement was made at a conference in beijing. late at night. tell us about the details of this event and this tablet that going to compete with the big guys. >> bloomberg reporters are 24/7. always that beckon call. when news is breaking. beck and call when news is breaking. the ipad is a global marketer. itsmi wants to leverage cellular. they rose to number three in the china market behind samsung >> novo, selling about 11 million smartphones. they broke into the top 10 globally, supplanting blackberry. you can see the crash of people lining up to the event today. ,he founder took the stage launching this first tablet, the mi pad, on par with the ipad many in size and specs, but half the price. let's hear from him. we want to make the best android tablet out there. i hope our efforts will put some pressure on apple and prove that not all android tablets are being hidden away in drawers. tablet thatake a everyone likes to use. adopting the steve jobs, laid-back look. product, are they going to go international? they are. they're going to launch
the announcement was made at a conference in beijing. late at night. tell us about the details of this event and this tablet that going to compete with the big guys. >> bloomberg reporters are 24/7. always that beckon call. when news is breaking. beck and call when news is breaking. the ipad is a global marketer. itsmi wants to leverage cellular. they rose to number three in the china market behind samsung >> novo, selling about 11 million smartphones. they broke into the top 10...
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in beijing, the chinese foreign ministry demanded action to calm the situation. >> ( translated ): china is seriously concerned with these incidents. the foreign ministry has called in the vietnamese ambassador to china and lodged a solemn demand for vietnam to take immediate and effective measures to stop and punish the illegal activities. >> reporter: the protests, rarely allowed in vietnam, began peacefully enough several days ago, but officials claimed today they'd been hijacked by extremists. they said 440 people were detained. vietnamese anger flared after the chinese began operating an oil rig in disputed waters near the paracel islands. they're controlled by china but claimed by hanoi. both sides have accused the other of intentionally ramming their vessels. chinese ships also fired water cannon at vietnamese crews. today, the vietnamese coast guard claimed chinese ships had once again blocked attempts to reach the rig. qtr today we got as close as 12 kilometers to the oil rig, and chinese forces reacted with many ships and followed us closely. at one point, five chinese ships su
in beijing, the chinese foreign ministry demanded action to calm the situation. >> ( translated ): china is seriously concerned with these incidents. the foreign ministry has called in the vietnamese ambassador to china and lodged a solemn demand for vietnam to take immediate and effective measures to stop and punish the illegal activities. >> reporter: the protests, rarely allowed in vietnam, began peacefully enough several days ago, but officials claimed today they'd been hijacked...
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. >> the anger's fueled by beijing's decision to deploy an oil rig in thized, a disputed area of the south china sea. in the past week, there have been reports of chinese and vietnamese ships ramming into each other and using water cannons. >> we are determined to fulfill our duty, which is to protect the sovereignty of vietnam's special economic zones and territories and prevent the vials of an outside force, especially chinese forces. >> it's one of many recent attempts by china to push its claim on most of the south china sea and the islands, looking for richer fishing grounds and a share in the oil and gas reserves. several others claim parts of the area, too. police said wednesday that more than 400 people have been arrested since the protests began. china's foreign minister has said it's shocked by the aggression against its nationals and urged the vietnam government to help protect them. >> one company, the world's largest supplier of clothes and is to to big box stores said most of its factories in vietnam have been closed because of that unrest. >> fast food workers in prote
. >> the anger's fueled by beijing's decision to deploy an oil rig in thized, a disputed area of the south china sea. in the past week, there have been reports of chinese and vietnamese ships ramming into each other and using water cannons. >> we are determined to fulfill our duty, which is to protect the sovereignty of vietnam's special economic zones and territories and prevent the vials of an outside force, especially chinese forces. >> it's one of many recent attempts by...
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. >> we have a member of our beijing and london olympic team. ben stone from new york. we'll show you a few moves. looking good. >> all right. let's see how safe this is. >> he's going to -- she's going to get ben in the head. these mats are safe. >> he's okay. he's in high school. he's doing good. hit him to the left and right side. and they're made out of the same thing as bullet proof vests. the university said people would be scared that they would think the sword fight had on campus, like a real one. i think you can see from these outfits, if you saw them, no one will be worried about a sword fight. >> what is the goal? points when you hit your body? >> the objective is simple. she wants to touch her opponent to score a point and she's going to try to block her. you'll see a parry right here. basically you're defending and trying to score on your opponent. most ancient sport in the world. one of the first olympic sports around. 1896, the founder of the olympic games is a fencer. >> george patton was a fencer. >> right. i had a saber around president obama at the wh
. >> we have a member of our beijing and london olympic team. ben stone from new york. we'll show you a few moves. looking good. >> all right. let's see how safe this is. >> he's going to -- she's going to get ben in the head. these mats are safe. >> he's okay. he's in high school. he's doing good. hit him to the left and right side. and they're made out of the same thing as bullet proof vests. the university said people would be scared that they would think the sword...